Project Manager

Job Title: Senior Project Manager (HDIP) Assignment Duration: 12 months (Contract) Work Location: 2011 N. Soto St, Los Angeles, CA 90032 Pay Rate: $70/hr - $76/hr Working Model: Remote(PST, CST) Work Hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Interview Process: 2–3 steps via Video/Teams Dress Code: Business Casual Job ID: #26-03805 Summary: The Senior Project Manager (Sr. PM) is responsible for the successful analysis, initiation, planning, execution, and closeout of programs and projects as assigned by the Director, PMO, or their designee. The Sr. PM will oversee the IS PMO's most complex projects, which will likely involve a diverse set of components, including healthcare processes, clinical applications & interfaces, business / administrative applications & interfaces, enabling/supporting technology and infrastructure (e.g., hardware, devices, telecom, storage solutions). The successful Sr. PM must be proficient in managing the complexities associated with large, enterprise-wide strategic initiatives, and be able to communicate effectively with executive-level personnel, verbally and in writing. The successful Sr.PM will exhibit strong project planning abilities – and have robust prior experience justifying and planning projects, to include defining and baselining project scopes (via charters, scope statements, work breakdown structures, statements of work), schedules, budgets, and resource allocations. The successful Sr. PM will also exhibit strong project execution & closeout abilities and be comfortable assuming – and course correcting – in-flight projects. The Sr. PM's responsibilities will require the Sr. PM to indirectly supervise other employees, thereby making the ability to lead through influence vs. direct authority a critical skill for the Sr. PM to demonstrate. The role will also require direct oversight of contract/vendor labor in project situations where a component of the project work is outsourced to a third party. Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Information Systems, Information Technology, or related technical field required. Master’s degree in a related field preferred. Minimum Experience: Minimum 5 years of project management experience leading information technology projects, including requesting/securing approval to start projects through project closeout. Experience with all phases of project management, with demonstrated success across a variety of project types (construction, research, infrastructure, clinical applications, business applications, products) is required. Proficiency of both theoretical and practical aspects of project management, including tools and techniques (e.g., project planning, risk/issue management, governance, cost/benefit analysis, project change controls) Required Knowledge and Experience: Experience working with – or in – Healthcare IT Project Management Office Strong technical project management skills Experience building business cases/project justifications and return on investment reports Strong attention to detail Strong written and verbal communication skills / professionally articulate Experience with Healthcare electronic data capture systems, including electronic medical records systems BA/BS degree with a major in a related field and five years of experience in health informatics project management Knowledge of research regulatory requirements, formal project management methodologies, comprehensive understanding of business requirements gathering and analysis. Below are some bonuses if the candidate possesses these. Preferred Qualifications: Understanding of clinical trials research and associated processes Research budget management experience Experience with clinical data research projects and/or working in an academic medical environment. Familiarity with interfacing HL7 Clinical Document. Architecture (CDA) and/or Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) Key Responsibilities: Under the direction of the Portfolio Manager, the successful candidate will: Participate in both strategic planning and tactical execution of clinical research data projects in analysis and implementation; facilitate communications between project partners, clinical researchers, and data scientists as they relate to supporting research data acquisition and utilization issues and provide oversight and direction to project team members. Provides coordination, management, and oversight of project management activities for the Health Data Informatics and Research team in a matrixed, cross-functional environment Ensures program compliance with all policies and procedures related to project management, contract relations, purchasing, and fiscal planning Assists in the preparation of program reports, including monthly updates and quarterly, semi-annual, and annual reports Coordinates meeting management support for the assigned projects and programs, including drafting agendas, taking meeting notes/minutes and recording and monitoring action items for initiative committees, sub-committees, peer review panels, external advisory panels, scrum teams, program reviews, and other stakeholders as needed Communicates effectively with senior-level leads within the Health System, Keck School of Medicine, and the University to compose both business and scientific documents and ensure smooth operations of the Program Maintain all status-related communications with internal and external stakeholders (i.e., affected parties) Special Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Experience leading a variety of multi-person projects simultaneously and comfortable switching gears depending on business requirements. Ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders, including highly collaborative multi - PI grants, faculty, academic leadership, and staff. Expertise in leading teams responsible for cross-platform research data acquisition and management. Strong attention to detail and highly organized. Proficiency with project management tools, MS Project, MS Excel, MS Word, MS Teams, MS Visio Compliance and information security in relation to Familiarity with healthcare data organization, storage, cataloging, and analytics Familiarity with complex research data management tools, standards, and techniques that support various modes of data ingestion and curation. Bonus: Experience with Cerner Electronic Medical Record System Bonus: Experience with Amazon Web Services and their offerings Best Regards! Aisiri HT Associate Recruiter Cell: +91-412-226-5393 360 Mt. Kemble Avenue, Suite 2000 | Morristown, NJ 07960 Email: aisiri.ht@artech.com , Website:www.artech.com